Joseph J. Connell, Chicago 1971, Darla A.
Krzoska, U.W. 1998, and George Parke III,
Drake 1975, have joined Bosshard & Associates, founded by
Sabina Bosshard, U.W. 1973. The firm, now known as
Bosshard Parke, has offices in La Crosse and Sparta.
Connell, Krzoska, and Parke practice primarily in business and estate
planning; Connell also practices in tax law.

Michael Buxton Devine, Drake 1980, has become an
assistant professor of business law at U.W.-La Crosse and has been
called to the Bar of Ireland as a barrister. He also is of counsel to
Pavelic & Levites P.C., New York City, and a door tenant of
Rougemont Chambers, Barristers-at-Law, Exeter, England.

Micabil Diaz-Martinez, Marquette 1989, has been
promoted to deputy secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development. He previously was division administrator for the Equal
Rights Division.

Davis

Stan Davis, George Washington 1998, has joined the
Madison office of Quarles & Brady LLP in the litigation and
government relations practice groups. He previously was chief legal
counsel for Gov. Jim Doyle.

Kristin M. Cafferty, Marquette 1994, has joined
Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. as an associate in the Racine office.
Christopher A. Duesing, Drake 1995, has joined the firm
as an associate in the Lake Geneva office.

Todd J. Hepler, Nebraska 2004, has joined the
Madison and Poynette offices of Lathrop & Clark LLP as an associate,
focusing on real property, estate planning, trusts, business law, and
litigation.

Len Kachinsky, U.W. 1978, has been ordered to active
duty as chief of mobilization legal operations at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
He also previously served as an administrative law officer at Fort
Eustis, Va. He practices criminal and traffic defense law in Appleton
and is the Menasha municipal judge.

Ian B. Martin, Iowa 2004 with special honors, has
joined the Milwaukee office of Godfrey & Kahn S.C. as an associate
in the real estate practice group.

Geoffrey A. Lacy, Marquette 2002, has joined the
Green Bay office of Davis & Kuelthau s.c. as an associate. He is
with the labor and employment team, focusing on general employment,
school, municipal, and business immigration law.

Stephen P. Rypel, Creighton 2000, has joined
D'Arruda & Forrestal Law Offices, Milwaukee, concentrating on
criminal defense. He previously practiced with the Racine and Oshkosh
offices of Legal Action of Wisconsin.

Schudson

Nova

The Hon. Charles B. Schudson, U.W. 1974, has joined
the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper s.c. as shareholder,
senior counsel, and chair of the appellate advocacy division. Schudson
previously was on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Todd A.
Nova, U.W. 2004, has joined the Milwaukee office as an
associate in the health practice group.

Five attorneys have been named shareholders at Reinhart Boerner Van
Deuren s.c., Milwaukee: Steven E. Grieb, Iowa 1996, in
the employee benefits department; John J. Lott,
Northwestern 1994, in the business law department; Bryan K.
Nowicki, U.W. 1997, and Laura Gramling-Perez,
Michigan 1996, both in the litigation department; and William H.
Tobin, Boston 1997, in the employee benefits department.

Mergers, Relocations, New Associations

Brown & LaCounte LLP, Madison, has moved to 3001
W. Beltline Hwy., # 304. Troy Klarkowski, U.W. 2004,
has joined the firm as an associate, focusing on business, contract,
gaming, and construction law; real estate; and wills, trusts, and
estates.

Parke O'Flaherty Ltd., La Crosse, has reorganized as
O'Flaherty Heim Egan Ltd. Dawn Marie Harris, Marquette
1993, has become a shareholder with the firm. Tim
Jacobson, Marquette 1992, has been elected firm president, and
Gerard O'Flaherty, Marquette 1970, has been elected
board chair.

Authors, Speakers

Dianne Post, U.W. 1979, will speak at the
International Conference on Legal Aid, to be held at Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Domer

Thomas M. Domer, U.W. 1983, presented "Worker's
Compensation Ethics: New Rules" and "Drugs and Alcohol in Worker's
Compensation" at the National Worker's Compensation Conference of
Professional Education symposium in Las Vegas. He is with Domer Law
S.C., Milwaukee.

Frazer

Douglas H. Frazer, Northwestern 1985, has authored
"Dr. Strangelove Unleashes the Secrets to a Certain Widely Held U.S.
Debt Instrument: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Savings
Bond," published in the Journal of Taxation of Financial
Products. He is a shareholder with the Brookfield office of DeWitt
Ross & Stevens S.C., focusing on tax law.

Ronald G. Halvorsen, Tulsa 1968, received first
prize for his play "The Date" at the Snowdance Play Festival in
Racine.

Joseph S. Spence Sr., Washburn 1989, and
Sheila M. Parrish-Spence, North Carolina Central 1972,
are among coauthors of A Trilogy of Poetry, Prose, and Thoughts for
the Mind, Body, and Soul (AuthorHouse.Com). Spence is an instructor
at Bryant and Stratton College. Parrish-Spence is legal counsel for the
Milwaukee County Department of Child Support Enforcement.

Appointments, Elections

Faith Lleva Anderson, Marquette 1988, has been
elected to the Federal Reserve's Consumer Advisory Council. She is vice
president/legal and compliance and general counsel for American Airlines
Federal Credit Union, Fort Worth, Texas.

Kurt D. Dykstra, Marquette 1998 summa cum laude, has
been appointed to the Holland, Mich., city council. He is with the
Holland office of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, focusing on commercial
and trade secret litigation and real estate law.

Eight attorneys from Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. are included in
the 2005-06 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
James M. Fergal, U.W. 1972; Robert L.
Habush, U.W. 1961; Daniel A. Rottier, U.W.
1976; and D. James Weis, Marquette 1980, have been
listed for at least 10 years. Other firm attorneys included are
James R. Jansen, U.W. 1983; Donald H.
Slavik, U.W. 1981; Susan R. Steingass, U.W.
1976; and Mark S. Young, Marquette 1976.

The Schroeder Group S.C., Attorneys at Law,
Waukesha, received the annual Community Service Award from the
International Society of Primerus Law Firms. The Schroeder Group
provides legal services to closely-held and family businesses and their
owners.

Kim Marie Wacek, Hamline 1987, has been granted a
full practice certificate by the Bar of England and Wales. She is a
barrister with St. Mary's Chambers, Nottingham, England.

The Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association presented
the Rosa Blanca Award to two court administrators for their role in
building the state's program to train and certify court interpreters.
Receiving the award in March were Marcia Vandercook and Gail
Richardson.

Arellano

Carnell

Gardner

Olson

Four attorneys with Lawton & Cates S.C., Madison, have been
certified as members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, all of whose
members have won million or multimillion dollar verdicts, awards, or
settlements. Victor M. Arellano, Antioch 1984,
practices in employment, constitutional, criminal, and immigration law;
torts and personal injury law; adoptions and family law; and
international adoptions and Mexican law. Kent Carnell,
U.W. 1970, focuses on personal injury, business litigation, construction
litigation, and insurance claims. James W. Gardner,
U.W. 1972, practices in personal injury, malpractice, litigation and
stray voltage cases. James A. Olson, U.W. 1966, focuses
on litigation, personal injury, products liability, and toxic torts.
Carnell, Gardner and Olson are certified as civil trial advocates by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Corrections

William H. Levit Jr., Harvard 1967, is among Godfrey
& Kahn attorneys included in the 2005-06 edition of The Best
Lawyers in America. The February issue gave the wrong graduation
year.